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27 September 2023

Keep politics out of the classroom and focus on learning

“Banning books give us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.” — Step...

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Keep politics out of the classroom and focus on learning

“Banning books give us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.” — Step...

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Posted on September 27, 2023

Lack of volunteers is at heart of ambulance issues

Taylor County residents need only to look as far as their next property tax bill to see the impact volunteering has on the community. Taylor C...

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Lack of volunteers is at heart of ambulance issues

Taylor County residents need only to look as far as their next property tax bill to see the impact volunteering has on the community. Taylor C...

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Posted on September 27, 2023

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Sep
2023

20 September 2023

Don’t get tunnel vision on county budget

As Taylor County board members continue to chip away at the budget process, they must work to avoid getting tunnel vision on potential increases ...

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Don’t get tunnel vision on county budget

As Taylor County board members continue to chip away at the budget process, they must work to avoid getting tunnel vision on potential increases ...

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Posted on September 20, 2023

Keep property tax assessment local

Wisconsin needs to keep the assessment for property taxes at the municipal level rather than giving more power to Madison bureaucrats. When i...

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Keep property tax assessment local

Wisconsin needs to keep the assessment for property taxes at the municipal level rather than giving more power to Madison bureaucrats. When i...

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Posted on September 20, 2023

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Sep
2023

13 September 2023

Rib Lake School District residents need to let their voices be heard

For the past year the Rib Lake School District has been working toward a proposal to address current and future needs of the district. School ...

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Rib Lake School District residents need to let their voices be heard

For the past year the Rib Lake School District has been working toward a proposal to address current and future needs of the district. School ...

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Posted on September 13, 2023

Be the one to help prevent suicide deaths

The numbers are sobering. In 2022, 49,449 people died by suicide in the United States. This is up from an estimated 48,183 in 2021. In Wi...

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Be the one to help prevent suicide deaths

The numbers are sobering. In 2022, 49,449 people died by suicide in the United States. This is up from an estimated 48,183 in 2021. In Wi...

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Posted on September 13, 2023

06

Sep
2023

06 September 2023

No easy road ahead for ambulance coverage

A decades-long relationship to provide ambulance service to county residents is teetering on a knife’s edge over ongoing dissatisfaction with co...

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No easy road ahead for ambulance coverage

A decades-long relationship to provide ambulance service to county residents is teetering on a knife’s edge over ongoing dissatisfaction with co...

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Posted on September 6, 2023

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Aug
2023

30 August 2023

Remember the basics of road safety with start of school year

School starts this week. We all know what this means. We all know what we should be doing to keep ourselves and others safe on the roads. We...

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Remember the basics of road safety with start of school year

School starts this week. We all know what this means. We all know what we should be doing to keep ourselves and others safe on the roads. We...

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Posted on August 30, 2023

Anti-SLAPP law needed to protect free speech rights

“Remember the Golden Rule! Whoever has the gold, makes the rules!” - cartoonists Brant Parker and Johnny Hart made that satirical observation...

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Anti-SLAPP law needed to protect free speech rights

“Remember the Golden Rule! Whoever has the gold, makes the rules!” - cartoonists Brant Parker and Johnny Hart made that satirical observation...

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Posted on August 30, 2023

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Aug
2023

23 August 2023

Save a life, stay alert while driving

Star News Editorials On a recent summer afternoon, the driver on a motorcycle was heading south on Hwy 13 in the city of Medford when a car ...

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Save a life, stay alert while driving

Star News Editorials On a recent summer afternoon, the driver on a motorcycle was heading south on Hwy 13 in the city of Medford when a car ...

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Posted on August 23, 2023

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Keep politics out of the classroom and focus on learning

Keep politics out of the classroom and focus on learning

Lack of volunteers is at heart of ambulance issues

Lack of volunteers is at heart of ambulance issues

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Don’t get tunnel vision on county budget

Don’t get tunnel vision on county budget

Keep property tax assessment local

Keep property tax assessment local

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Rib Lake School District residents need to let their voices be heard

Rib Lake School District residents need to let their voices be heard

Be the one to help prevent suicide deaths

Be the one to help prevent suicide deaths

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No easy road ahead for ambulance coverage

No easy road ahead for ambulance coverage

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Remember the basics of road safety with start of school year

Remember the basics of road safety with start of school year

Anti-SLAPP law needed to protect free speech rights

Anti-SLAPP law needed to protect free speech rights

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Save a life, stay alert while driving

Save a life, stay alert while driving

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